Not-For-Profits To Share $406,000
South Burnett not-for-profit associations will receive more than $405,000 in the latest round of the State Government’s Gambling Community Benefit Fund grants.
Tarong Fund Helps Local Groups
Four South Burnett community groups will share in almost $115,000 from the Round 1 of the Tarong Community Partnership Fund for 2026.
Businesses Recognised On Qld Day
Local MP Deb Frecklington has congratulated three local businesses recognised among the best in Queensland in the 2026 Queensland Day “All The Best” awards.
Cooking Fire Sparks Alarm
A small cooking fire on a stove top sparked a callout to firefighters in Blackbutt on Wednesday morning.
Blackbutt’s A Cut Above The Rest
Blackbutt cemented its reputation as a “timber town” at its annual show last weekend, with big crowds turning out to watch the woodchopping and chainsaw competitions.
Anzac Day In Our Towns
Anzac Day commemorations were held on Saturday in almost every town and village around the South Burnett.
Minor Injuries In Crash
A man suffered minor leg injuries in a single-vehicle crash on the Burnett Highway on Monday morning.
Tumuruu Unveils Benefit Fund Plan
Representatives from Australian Solar Enterprises – the corporation behind the Tumuruu solar farm project at Taromeo – explained the company’s proposed Community Benefit Fund at a meeting held in Blackbutt last Thursday.
Petition Urges Council Over ‘Delays’
South Burnett Regional Council received a petition at its Wednesday meeting from Blackbutt residents frustrated over alleged delays in a project to create a safer war memorial in the town.
$287,000 To Local Groups
More than a dozen local community groups have received a total of almost $287,000 in the latest round of the Gambling Community Benefit Fund.
A Funny Thing Happened … Twice
A hail storm derailed last year’s Comedy For A Cause fundraiser for the Blackbutt & Benarkin Aged Care Association’s Greenhills Villas project.
Chemical Contamination ‘Neutralised’
South Burnett Regional Council has advised that the chemical contamination which caused a scare in a JJ’s Waste Truck on Friday has been “neutralised”.
Garbage Prompts Fire Emergency
A JJ’s Waste garbage truck was forced to quickly dump its load on Friday afternoon after a fire broke out inside its collection hopper.
Man Injured In Ladder Fall
A man, aged in his 60s, was airlifted to hospital after falling from a ladder in the Blackbutt region on Tuesday afternoon.
Busy Time For Emergency Crews
Local emergency services have been kept busy over the festive break.
South Burnett Celebrates!
There’s been festive activities popping up all over the region during the past couple of weeks … it must be Christmas!
‘Police Should Pay For CCTV’
Some South Burnett councillors believe police should be paying for the upkeep of street CCTV systems.
Two Arrested Near Blackbutt
Two men have been charged after an incident near Blackbutt on Sunday.
Obituary: Philip Smith 1940-2025
Former Blackbutt SES Group Leader Philip “Denny” Smith was farewelled at a memorial in Yowie Park, Kilcoy, on November 2.
Storms Fail To Stop Fundraiser
The weather was no joke for the organisers of the recent “Comedy For A Cause” charity night at Blackbutt Memorial Hall when the scheduled comedians could not make it.
